In light of an interview today between Chris Wallage of Fox News and DNC chairman and former Governor of VA, Tim Kaine I offer the following new mantra of the Democrat party:
"Our business in life is not to succeed, but to continue to fail in good spirits."
(The Democrat mantra)
Kaine says Obama and the Democrat party have done much and those Democrats who are trying to distance themselves from Obama, Pelosi, Reid and their ilk should be proud to be Democrats.
Can drinking Kool Aid really make you that loopy and out of touch with reality?
Sunday, September 5, 2010
Sunday, May 30, 2010
Does it ever end with this administration?
Howard Fischer Capitol Media Services Posted: Saturday, May 29, 2010 12:00 am Comments http://azstarnet.com/news/local/border/article_5f510995-3ab8-5b17-a8fe-18ef499627bb.html
"PHOENIX - The Obama administration wants the U.S. Supreme Court to void Arizona's two-year-old employer-sanctions law, designed to punish companies that knowingly hire undocumented workers."
It just never ends with the Democrats and this Administration. They see every illegal Mexican in the U.S. as a potential voter for them. Every decision is based on how it will empower them.
"PHOENIX - The Obama administration wants the U.S. Supreme Court to void Arizona's two-year-old employer-sanctions law, designed to punish companies that knowingly hire undocumented workers."
It just never ends with the Democrats and this Administration. They see every illegal Mexican in the U.S. as a potential voter for them. Every decision is based on how it will empower them.
Saturday, May 15, 2010
Like open borders? Think Arizona's law is a bad idea? This is what is happening in Mexico
From Fox News:
"8 Killed, 18 Wounded in Massacre at Mexican Bar
NewsCore
A band of armed men shot and killed eight people in a bar in northern Mexico and wounded 18 others in the latest outbreak of violence in the country, officials said Saturday.
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A band of armed men shot and killed eight people in a bar in northern Mexico and wounded 18 others in the latest outbreak of violence in the country, officials said Saturday.
Authorities said the victims at the bar in Torreon, in the northern state of Coahuila near the U.S. border, ranged in age from 15 to 33.
A local official said four gunmen arrived in a van and "opened fire first on security personnel and then inside the bar."
More than 22,700 people have died in spiraling drug violence in Mexico since President Felipe Calderon launched a military crackdown on organized crime, according to official figures."
Did you read that number, 22,700? It's going to get worse.
"8 Killed, 18 Wounded in Massacre at Mexican Bar
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A band of armed men shot and killed eight people in a bar in northern Mexico and wounded 18 others in the latest outbreak of violence in the country, officials said Saturday.
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A band of armed men shot and killed eight people in a bar in northern Mexico and wounded 18 others in the latest outbreak of violence in the country, officials said Saturday.
Authorities said the victims at the bar in Torreon, in the northern state of Coahuila near the U.S. border, ranged in age from 15 to 33.
A local official said four gunmen arrived in a van and "opened fire first on security personnel and then inside the bar."
More than 22,700 people have died in spiraling drug violence in Mexico since President Felipe Calderon launched a military crackdown on organized crime, according to official figures."
Did you read that number, 22,700? It's going to get worse.
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Mexicans protesting enforcement of immigration laws
Jamar Younger Arizona Daily Star Posted: Sunday, May 2, 2010 12:00 am
“Three suspected illegal immigrants were in custody Saturday as "persons of interest" in the shooting of a Pinal County deputy near Casa Grande, authorities said.”
That story isn’t an anomaly; it’s the norm in Arizona, yet I just watched former Arizona governor Janet Napalitano look into the camera on Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace and say things are better and the border has never been safer. Are you smoking crack, Janet?
I live in Arizona and I see the effects of a border unchecked. I don’t have to listen to the bravo sierra of Janet Napolitano to know what the negative effects are.
How about the refried beans smeared into the shape of a swastika or the water bottles thrown at police at protests in Phoenix, AZ? Apparently it was no big deal to our lame-stream media. I can tell you that if the Tea Party folks would have done anything even close to this they would have been short-stroking that story and saying this just shows what kind of people the Tea Party folks are. The Democrats and talking heads would have been having a field day.
We didn’t see this though, did we?
As we look at the protest marches there is no shortage of Mexican flags and people pumping their fists in the air. How would the Mexican government handle this if it were Americans were waving American flags and pumping their fists in the air while protesting? That’s a rehetorical question. We already know the answer. We wouldn’t be coddled like Mexicans are here in America.
“Three suspected illegal immigrants were in custody Saturday as "persons of interest" in the shooting of a Pinal County deputy near Casa Grande, authorities said.”
That story isn’t an anomaly; it’s the norm in Arizona, yet I just watched former Arizona governor Janet Napalitano look into the camera on Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace and say things are better and the border has never been safer. Are you smoking crack, Janet?
I live in Arizona and I see the effects of a border unchecked. I don’t have to listen to the bravo sierra of Janet Napolitano to know what the negative effects are.
How about the refried beans smeared into the shape of a swastika or the water bottles thrown at police at protests in Phoenix, AZ? Apparently it was no big deal to our lame-stream media. I can tell you that if the Tea Party folks would have done anything even close to this they would have been short-stroking that story and saying this just shows what kind of people the Tea Party folks are. The Democrats and talking heads would have been having a field day.
We didn’t see this though, did we?
As we look at the protest marches there is no shortage of Mexican flags and people pumping their fists in the air. How would the Mexican government handle this if it were Americans were waving American flags and pumping their fists in the air while protesting? That’s a rehetorical question. We already know the answer. We wouldn’t be coddled like Mexicans are here in America.
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Geico announcer fired.
D.C. Douglas, the announcer for Geico Insurance was fired after leaving a voicemail asking "the percentage of people that [sic] are mentally retarded who are working for FreedomWorks and who are followin it." He has since said that he "inquired to their intelligence level."
His voicemail also played the same psycobabel we hear from the anti-gun crowd. Instead of saying, "there will be blood in the streets, fender-bender shooting and people will kill their own family members, this sagaciously-challenged moron wants to know how FreedomWorks and the teaparty crowd will "spin it when one of your members actually kill somebody..."
To Geico's credit, they held auditions the following day to replace Douglas.
We have already seen the idiot teacher from Oregon who was suspended after posting messages saying he was going to infiltrate the tea party movement gathering, dressed like Hitler, carrying racist signs with misspellings in order to make it appear he represented those members.
With all the attempts to discredit members of the tea party movement it's clear who the real wackos are.
His voicemail also played the same psycobabel we hear from the anti-gun crowd. Instead of saying, "there will be blood in the streets, fender-bender shooting and people will kill their own family members, this sagaciously-challenged moron wants to know how FreedomWorks and the teaparty crowd will "spin it when one of your members actually kill somebody..."
To Geico's credit, they held auditions the following day to replace Douglas.
We have already seen the idiot teacher from Oregon who was suspended after posting messages saying he was going to infiltrate the tea party movement gathering, dressed like Hitler, carrying racist signs with misspellings in order to make it appear he represented those members.
With all the attempts to discredit members of the tea party movement it's clear who the real wackos are.
Saturday, April 24, 2010
So this is what you want in the U.S., eh?
From breaking news on A.P.
7 Mexican police officers killed in Ciudad Juarez
Associated Press
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico
Gunmen ambushed two police vehicles at a busy intersection in this drug- and violence-plagued city, killing seven officers and a 17-year-old boy who was passing by, authorities said.
So these are those jobs that us Americans don't want to do, eh?
I'm tired of hearing those who have no problem with illegals in this country telling us that we're racist for opposing it. This isn't racism; it's the cold, hard facts.
7 Mexican police officers killed in Ciudad Juarez
Associated Press
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico
Gunmen ambushed two police vehicles at a busy intersection in this drug- and violence-plagued city, killing seven officers and a 17-year-old boy who was passing by, authorities said.
So these are those jobs that us Americans don't want to do, eh?
I'm tired of hearing those who have no problem with illegals in this country telling us that we're racist for opposing it. This isn't racism; it's the cold, hard facts.
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
We want to be Americans


Wednesday, April 21, 2010
"We just want to be Americans." How many times have we heard that Mexicans in this country illegally just want to become Americans? Really? Then why is it that every time they're telling us that they're waving the Mexican flag and pumping their fists in the air? How would I be treated if I was in Mexico, waving an American flag and protesting? It's a rhetorical question because we both know the answer to that question. I would be dead or in a Mexican jail and not treated with the kindness and kid (pardon the pun) gloves that these teens are being met with.
The Arizona Daily Star article shows a group of about 40 Tucson High students who walked out of their classes to join a reported 100 or so more teens at Armory park in Tucson to protest AZ state senate bill 1070.
The AZ Star article says "SB 1070 would overrule any policy or procedure of a city council or police department that keeps officers from enforcing federal immigration laws."
I have some thoughts on the subject (who knew?). Let's begin with the definition of illegal:Adjective; prohibited by law; against the law; unlawful; illicit; also, not authorized or sanctioned, as by rules.It is illegal for citizens of Mexico or any other country to enter the United States illegally. Entering the U.S. without proper documentation is illegal and therefore subject to criminal prosecution. Why are we even discussing this issue? Should we also have protests to prevent the police from enforcing drunk driving laws or other laws that are in place?
We're constantly told that we can't just deport these folks who are here illegall because, "They're just here doing those jobs that us Americans don't want to do and it would break up families."
Why not? Did they not know they were breaking the law when they snuck into the U.S.? Should rapists and murders also be spared in the name of not wanting to break families up? Sound like a ridiculous analogy? I don't think so. As a matter of fact, many of those here illegally are people who have raped and murdered and then use the border like a turn style at Disneyland to avoid prosecution.
Are some Mexicans here illegally who are just trying to earn a better living? Sure, but they are still here illegally and need to go through the proper channels. I will acknowledge that the immigration system is in need of overhaul. That doesn't mean that it be streamlined to allow an expressway to the U.S. There are reasons for immigration policy. We can't allow the U.S. to become even more over-populated with immigrants. We only have so many resources available and those resources should go to those in this country legally.
If you don't live in Arizona you may not be cognizant of the violence that comes across the Mexican border. And I'm up to here with those who claim enforcement of immigration laws are "mean-spirited"! Pima County Sheriff's Department had to add one sergeant and 7 deputies because fully 37% of the violent crimes in Pima County, where Tucson, AZ is located is committed by Mexicans here illegally.How about the red light runner cameras designed to catch red light runners? Mexicans here illegally don't have to worry about it because Mexico won't share the info with the U.S. that would show who owned the vehicle. It doesn't end there. It goes much, much further.
A Douglas, AZ rancher was just murdered and they traced the tracks back to the Mexican border. This is far from an isolated incident. Why should the Mexican here illegally receive preferential treatment over other groups of individuals here illegally?
Another comment I have is about the teens who decided to skip class at school and carry Mexican flags and pump their fists in the air. I would opine you couldn't find a handful of them who could give you a cogent argument about why immigration law should be ignored nor could you find a single one who could present a valid argument as to why ignoring the law is good for America.
Some things never change. These are a bunch of rebels without a clue, it got them out of class, albeit it wasn't authorized by the school and will be an unexcused absence and it fed their need for behaving badly. It's the same mentality that causes basketball fans to overturn cars and set fire to things when their team wins the championship. The same group will behave the same way if their team loses the championship. Everything and anything is an excuse to behave badly. By the way, note the average age of these "demonstrators". 14-15 years old by my guess. I also wonder how many of them have parents or family members who are in this country illegally.
Lord knows I've organized my share of protest marches. I've organized large demonstrations when Sarah Brady came to town. I've done the same when the so-called, "million moms" wanted to march. The difference being they were organized protests, I was able to provide a valid position and even more; I wasn't protesting against enforcement of an illegal activity.
Several years ago Ronald Reagan offered up an amnesty that was suppose to be the amnesty to end amnesties for those here illegally. Obviously, it didn't end the flow of illegals coming into the U.S. Rest assured if we had another amnesty it wouldn't slow the flow one iota.
We need to start enforcing our immigration laws. If not now, when?
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Rush gives the President thanks
President Obama says the American people should be thanking him.
Here is Rush Limbaugh thanking him for us.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_d6-Dg_bmYA&feature=topvideos
Here is Rush Limbaugh thanking him for us.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_d6-Dg_bmYA&feature=topvideos
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Phil Mickelson Wins the Masters; or did he?
Phil Mickelson Wins the Masters but it's rumored that the 'green jacket' will go to Barack Obama to sit next to his Nobel Peace prize because... well, just because he's Barack.
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Obama's new nuclear policy leaves Americans vulnerable.
Fox News reports:
"President Obama's decision to reverse 65 years of U.S. nuclear weapons policy and drop most of the nation's deterrence capacity has alarmed critics who say they fear that the United States will now be more vulnerable to attack from would-be nuclear nations."
There are those who would question the President's motives for leaving America extremely vulnerable to attack by our enemies. Why on earth would they think such a thing?
"President Obama's decision to reverse 65 years of U.S. nuclear weapons policy and drop most of the nation's deterrence capacity has alarmed critics who say they fear that the United States will now be more vulnerable to attack from would-be nuclear nations."
There are those who would question the President's motives for leaving America extremely vulnerable to attack by our enemies. Why on earth would they think such a thing?
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
"We report -- You decide."
Is Obama a Muslim?
"We report -- You decide."
--Fox News slogan
Please visit the following site and decide for yourself:
http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=tCAffMSWSzY
"We report -- You decide."
--Fox News slogan
Please visit the following site and decide for yourself:
http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=tCAffMSWSzY
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Wait, I'm starting to warm up to this new health care monstrosity
I was vehemently opposed to this piece of dung health care that Obama and the rest of the snake-oil peddlers in Washington were peddling.
I may have changed my mind, though. Let me see if I have this correct:
The fine for not having the insurance is $95.00 -- much less than the cost of getting insurance.
Sooooooo, I can wait till I get sick and then get the insurance, since they can't turn me down. Sweet!
I may have changed my mind, though. Let me see if I have this correct:
The fine for not having the insurance is $95.00 -- much less than the cost of getting insurance.
Sooooooo, I can wait till I get sick and then get the insurance, since they can't turn me down. Sweet!
Sunday, March 21, 2010
To uphold the Constitution when we damn well feel like it.
Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid and the rest of the treasonous Democrats finally got their wish. They got the votes for their so-called Health Care Reform.They have done every Chicago-style back-room deal needed in order to accomplish their goal. They have violated the Constitution of the United States up one side and down the other. They have lied to the American people unabated.These treasonous criminals should be held accountable, not only at the ballot box but in the courtrooms, as well. They all took an oath of office, swearing to uphold the Constituion of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic. Not just when it's convenient for them. It is imperative that we hold every one of them accountable at election time.
"There are no rules..."
Democrat Alcee Hastings says that when it comes to the Dem's health care bill "There are no rules. We're trying to get something done. We're making this up as we go along."
Check out the following link to see it in straight from the horse's mouth (or other orifice).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbHTJSu_2Lk
Check out the following link to see it in straight from the horse's mouth (or other orifice).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbHTJSu_2Lk
Check out my other blog, But that's just me 2.
After this blog started giving me problems and wouldn't allow me to manage my own blog I created a 2nd blog called, But that's just me 2.
Please visit that blog at: http://twep3082.blogspot.com/
There is fun and games as well as polls. Be a part of it.
It's more fun than a trip to Disneyland.
Please visit that blog at: http://twep3082.blogspot.com/
There is fun and games as well as polls. Be a part of it.
It's more fun than a trip to Disneyland.
There will be no place left to go.
"After America , There is No Place to Go
The author of this article lives in South Dakota and appears to be very active in attempting to maintain our freedom. I encourage everybody to read this article and pass it along. I see so many parallels in this country–are we going to sit by and watch it happen? Spread the word; also contact your congressional reps; vote them out if they don’t do what they should. If you do not want to be bothered, then you are part of the problem! Google Kitty Werthmann and you will see articles and videos.
America Truly is the Greatest Country in the World. Don 't Let Freedom Slip Away
By: Kitty Werthmann
What I am about to tell you is something you've probably never heard or will ever read in history books. I believe that I am an eyewitness to history. I cannot tell you that Hitler took Austria by tanks and guns; it would distort history. We elected him by a landslide - 98% of the vote.. I've never read that in any American publications. Everyone thinks that Hitler just rolled in with his tanks and took Austria by force. In 1938, Austria was in deep Depression. Nearly one-third of our workforce was unemployed. We had 25% inflation and 25% bank loan interest rates.
Farmers and business people were declaring bankruptcy daily. Young people were going from house to house begging for food. Not that they didn't want to work; there simply weren't any jobs. My mother was a Christian woman and believed in helping people in need. Every day we cooked a big kettle of soup and baked bread to feed those poor, hungry people - about 30 daily.
The Communist Party and the National Socialist Party were fighting each other. Blocks and blocks of cities like Vienna , Linz , and Graz were destroyed. The people became desperate and petitioned the government to let them decide what kind of government they wanted.
We looked to our neighbor on the north, Germany , where Hitler had been in power since 1933. We had been told that they didn't have unemployment or crime, and they had a high standard of living. Nothing was ever said about persecution of any group -- Jewish or otherwise. We were led to believe that everyone was happy. We wanted the same way of life in Austria . We were promised that a vote for Hitler would mean the end of unemployment and help for the family. Hitler also said that businesses would be assisted, and farmers would get their farms back. Ninety-eight percent of the population voted to annex Austria to Germany and have Hitler for our ruler.
We were overjoyed, and for three days we danced in the streets and had candlelight parades. The new government opened up big field kitchens and everyone was fed.
After the election, German officials were appointed, and like a miracle, we suddenly had law and order. Three or four weeks later, everyone was employed. The government made sure that a lot of work was created through the Public Work Service. Hitler decided we should have equal rights for women. Before this, it was a custom that married Austrian women did not work outside the home. An able-bodied husband would be looked down on if he couldn't support his family. Many women in the teaching profession were elated that they could retain the jobs they previously had been required to give up for marriage.
Hitler Targets Education - Eliminates Religious Instruction for Children: Our education was nationalized. I attended a very good public school. The population was predominantly Catholic, so we had religion in our schools. The day we elected Hitler (March 13, 1938), I walked into my schoolroom to find the crucifix replaced by Hitler's picture hanging next to a Nazi flag. Our teacher, a very devout woman, stood up and told the class we wouldn't pray or have religion anymore. Instead, we sang "Deutschland, Deutschland, Uber Alles," and had physical education.
Sunday became National Youth Day with compulsory attendance. Parents were not pleased about the sudden change in curriculum. They were told that if they did not send us, they would receive a stiff letter of warning the first time. The second time they would be fined the equivalent of $300, and the third time they would be subject to jail. The first two hours consisted of political indoctrination. The rest of the day we had sports. As time went along, we loved it. Oh, we had so much fun and got our sports equipment free. We would go home and gleefully tell our parents about the wonderful time we had.
My mother was very unhappy. When the next term started, she took me out of public school and put me in a convent. I told her she couldn't do that and she told me that someday when I grew up, I would be grateful. There was a very good curriculum, but hardly any fun - no sports, and no political indoctrination. I hated it at first but felt I could tolerate it. Every once in a while, on holidays, I went home. I would go back to my old friends and ask what was going on and what they were doing. Their loose lifestyle was very alarming to me. They lived without religion. By that time unwed mothers were glorified for having a baby for Hitler. It seemed strange to me that our society changed so suddenly. As time went along, I realized what a great deed my mother did so that I wasn't exposed to that kind of humanistic philosophy.
Equal Rights Hits Home: In 1939, the war started and a food bank was established. All food was rationed and could only be purchased using food stamps. At the same time, a full-employment law was passed which meant if you didn't work, you didn't get a ration card, and if you didn't have a card, you starved to death. Women who stayed home to raise their families didn't have any marketable skills and often had to take jobs more suited for men.
Soon after this, the draft was implemented. It was compulsory for young people, male and female, to give one year to the labor corps. During the day, the girls worked on the farms, and at night they returned to their barracks for military training just like the boys. They were trained to be anti-aircraft gunners and participated in the signal corps. After the labor corps, they were not discharged but were used in the front lines. When I go back to Austria to visit my family and friends, most of these women are emotional cripples because they just were not equipped to handle the horrors of combat. Three months before I turned 18, I was severely injured in an air raid attack. I nearly had a leg amputated, so I was spared having to go into the labor corps and into military service.
Hitler Restructured the Family Through Daycare:
When the mothers had to go out into the work force, the government immediately established child care centers. You could take your children ages 4 weeks to school age and leave them there around-the-clock, 7 days a week, under the total care of the government. The state raised a whole generation of children.. There were no motherly women to take care of the children, just people highly trained in child psychology. By this time, no one talked about equal rights. We knew we had been had.
Health Care and Small Business Suffer Under Government Controls: Before Hitler, we had very good medical care. Many American doctors trained at the University of Vienna . After Hitler, health care was socialized, free for everyone. Doctors were salaried by the government. The problem was, since it was free, the people were going to the doctors for everything. When the good doctor arrived at his office at 8 a.m., 40 people were already waiting and, at the same time, the hospitals were full. If you needed elective surgery, you had to wait a year or two for your turn. There was no money for research as it was poured into socialized medicine. Research at the medical schools literally stopped, so the best doctors left Austria and emigrated to other countries.
As for healthcare, our tax rates went up to 80% of our income. Newlyweds immediately received a $1,000 loan from the government to establish a household. We had big programs for families. All day care and education were free. High schools were taken over by the government and college tuition was subsidized. Everyone was entitled to free handouts, such as food stamps, clothing, and housing.
We had another agency designed to monitor business. My brother-in-law owned a restaurant that had square tables. Government officials told him he had to replace them with round tables because people might bump themselves on the corners. Then they said he had to have additional bathroom facilities. It was just a small dairy business with a snack bar. He couldn't meet all the demands. Soon, he went out of business. If the government owned the large businesses and not many small ones existed, it could be in control.
We had consumer protection. We were told how to shop and what to buy. Free enterprise was essentially abolished. We had a planning agency specially designed for farmers. The agents would go to the farms, count the live-stock, then tell the farmers what to produce, and how to produce it.
"Mercy Killing" Redefined: In 1944, I was a student teacher in a small village in the Alps . The villagers were surrounded by mountain passes which, in the winter, were closed off with snow, causing people to be isolated. So people intermarried and offspring were sometimes retarded. When I arrived, I was told there were 15 mentally retarded adults, but they were all useful and did good manual work. I knew one, named Vincent, very well. He was a janitor of the school. One day I looked out the window and saw Vincent and others getting into a van. I asked my superior where they were going. She said to an institution where the State Health Department would teach them a trade, and to read and write. The families were required to sign papers with a little clause that they could not visit for 6 months. They were told visits would interfere with the program and might cause homesickness.
As time passed, letters started to dribble back saying these people died a natural, merciful death. The villagers were not fooled. We suspected what was happening. Those people left in excellent physical health and all died within 6 months. We called this euthanasia.
The Final Steps - Gun Laws:
Next came gun registration.. People were getting injured by guns. Hitler said that the real way to catch criminals (we still had a few) was by matching serial numbers on guns. Most citizens were law abiding and dutifully marched to the police station to register their firearms. Not long after-wards, the police said that it was best for everyone to turn in their guns. The authorities already knew who had them, so it was futile not to comply voluntarily.
No more freedom of speech. Anyone who said something against the government was taken away. We knew many people who were arrested, not only Jews, but also priests and ministers who spoke up.
Totalitarianism didn't come quickly, it took 5 years from 1938 until 1943, to realize full dictatorship in Austria . Had it happened overnight, my countrymen would have fought to the last breath. Instead, had we had creeping gradualism. Now, our only weapons were broom handles. The whole idea sounds almost unbelievable that the state, little by little eroded our freedom.
After World War II, Russian troops occupied Austria . Women were raped, preteen to elderly. The press never wrote about this either. When the Soviets left in 1955, they took everything that they could, dismantling whole factories in the process. They sawed down whole orchards of fruit, and what they couldn't destroy, they burned. We called it The Burned Earth. Most of the population barricaded themselves in their houses. Women hid in their cellars for 6 weeks as the troops mobilized. Those who couldn't, paid the price. There is a monument in Vienna today, dedicated to those women who were massacred by the Russians. This is an eye witness account.
"It's true..those of us who sailed past the Statue of Liberty came to a country of unbelievable freedom and opportunity."
America Truly is the Greatest Country in the World. Don 't Let Freedom Slip Away
"After America , There is No Place to Go"
The author of this article lives in South Dakota and appears to be very active in attempting to maintain our freedom. I encourage everybody to read this article and pass it along. I see so many parallels in this country–are we going to sit by and watch it happen? Spread the word; also contact your congressional reps; vote them out if they don’t do what they should. If you do not want to be bothered, then you are part of the problem! Google Kitty Werthmann and you will see articles and videos.
America Truly is the Greatest Country in the World. Don 't Let Freedom Slip Away
By: Kitty Werthmann
What I am about to tell you is something you've probably never heard or will ever read in history books. I believe that I am an eyewitness to history. I cannot tell you that Hitler took Austria by tanks and guns; it would distort history. We elected him by a landslide - 98% of the vote.. I've never read that in any American publications. Everyone thinks that Hitler just rolled in with his tanks and took Austria by force. In 1938, Austria was in deep Depression. Nearly one-third of our workforce was unemployed. We had 25% inflation and 25% bank loan interest rates.
Farmers and business people were declaring bankruptcy daily. Young people were going from house to house begging for food. Not that they didn't want to work; there simply weren't any jobs. My mother was a Christian woman and believed in helping people in need. Every day we cooked a big kettle of soup and baked bread to feed those poor, hungry people - about 30 daily.
The Communist Party and the National Socialist Party were fighting each other. Blocks and blocks of cities like Vienna , Linz , and Graz were destroyed. The people became desperate and petitioned the government to let them decide what kind of government they wanted.
We looked to our neighbor on the north, Germany , where Hitler had been in power since 1933. We had been told that they didn't have unemployment or crime, and they had a high standard of living. Nothing was ever said about persecution of any group -- Jewish or otherwise. We were led to believe that everyone was happy. We wanted the same way of life in Austria . We were promised that a vote for Hitler would mean the end of unemployment and help for the family. Hitler also said that businesses would be assisted, and farmers would get their farms back. Ninety-eight percent of the population voted to annex Austria to Germany and have Hitler for our ruler.
We were overjoyed, and for three days we danced in the streets and had candlelight parades. The new government opened up big field kitchens and everyone was fed.
After the election, German officials were appointed, and like a miracle, we suddenly had law and order. Three or four weeks later, everyone was employed. The government made sure that a lot of work was created through the Public Work Service. Hitler decided we should have equal rights for women. Before this, it was a custom that married Austrian women did not work outside the home. An able-bodied husband would be looked down on if he couldn't support his family. Many women in the teaching profession were elated that they could retain the jobs they previously had been required to give up for marriage.
Hitler Targets Education - Eliminates Religious Instruction for Children: Our education was nationalized. I attended a very good public school. The population was predominantly Catholic, so we had religion in our schools. The day we elected Hitler (March 13, 1938), I walked into my schoolroom to find the crucifix replaced by Hitler's picture hanging next to a Nazi flag. Our teacher, a very devout woman, stood up and told the class we wouldn't pray or have religion anymore. Instead, we sang "Deutschland, Deutschland, Uber Alles," and had physical education.
Sunday became National Youth Day with compulsory attendance. Parents were not pleased about the sudden change in curriculum. They were told that if they did not send us, they would receive a stiff letter of warning the first time. The second time they would be fined the equivalent of $300, and the third time they would be subject to jail. The first two hours consisted of political indoctrination. The rest of the day we had sports. As time went along, we loved it. Oh, we had so much fun and got our sports equipment free. We would go home and gleefully tell our parents about the wonderful time we had.
My mother was very unhappy. When the next term started, she took me out of public school and put me in a convent. I told her she couldn't do that and she told me that someday when I grew up, I would be grateful. There was a very good curriculum, but hardly any fun - no sports, and no political indoctrination. I hated it at first but felt I could tolerate it. Every once in a while, on holidays, I went home. I would go back to my old friends and ask what was going on and what they were doing. Their loose lifestyle was very alarming to me. They lived without religion. By that time unwed mothers were glorified for having a baby for Hitler. It seemed strange to me that our society changed so suddenly. As time went along, I realized what a great deed my mother did so that I wasn't exposed to that kind of humanistic philosophy.
Equal Rights Hits Home: In 1939, the war started and a food bank was established. All food was rationed and could only be purchased using food stamps. At the same time, a full-employment law was passed which meant if you didn't work, you didn't get a ration card, and if you didn't have a card, you starved to death. Women who stayed home to raise their families didn't have any marketable skills and often had to take jobs more suited for men.
Soon after this, the draft was implemented. It was compulsory for young people, male and female, to give one year to the labor corps. During the day, the girls worked on the farms, and at night they returned to their barracks for military training just like the boys. They were trained to be anti-aircraft gunners and participated in the signal corps. After the labor corps, they were not discharged but were used in the front lines. When I go back to Austria to visit my family and friends, most of these women are emotional cripples because they just were not equipped to handle the horrors of combat. Three months before I turned 18, I was severely injured in an air raid attack. I nearly had a leg amputated, so I was spared having to go into the labor corps and into military service.
Hitler Restructured the Family Through Daycare:
When the mothers had to go out into the work force, the government immediately established child care centers. You could take your children ages 4 weeks to school age and leave them there around-the-clock, 7 days a week, under the total care of the government. The state raised a whole generation of children.. There were no motherly women to take care of the children, just people highly trained in child psychology. By this time, no one talked about equal rights. We knew we had been had.
Health Care and Small Business Suffer Under Government Controls: Before Hitler, we had very good medical care. Many American doctors trained at the University of Vienna . After Hitler, health care was socialized, free for everyone. Doctors were salaried by the government. The problem was, since it was free, the people were going to the doctors for everything. When the good doctor arrived at his office at 8 a.m., 40 people were already waiting and, at the same time, the hospitals were full. If you needed elective surgery, you had to wait a year or two for your turn. There was no money for research as it was poured into socialized medicine. Research at the medical schools literally stopped, so the best doctors left Austria and emigrated to other countries.
As for healthcare, our tax rates went up to 80% of our income. Newlyweds immediately received a $1,000 loan from the government to establish a household. We had big programs for families. All day care and education were free. High schools were taken over by the government and college tuition was subsidized. Everyone was entitled to free handouts, such as food stamps, clothing, and housing.
We had another agency designed to monitor business. My brother-in-law owned a restaurant that had square tables. Government officials told him he had to replace them with round tables because people might bump themselves on the corners. Then they said he had to have additional bathroom facilities. It was just a small dairy business with a snack bar. He couldn't meet all the demands. Soon, he went out of business. If the government owned the large businesses and not many small ones existed, it could be in control.
We had consumer protection. We were told how to shop and what to buy. Free enterprise was essentially abolished. We had a planning agency specially designed for farmers. The agents would go to the farms, count the live-stock, then tell the farmers what to produce, and how to produce it.
"Mercy Killing" Redefined: In 1944, I was a student teacher in a small village in the Alps . The villagers were surrounded by mountain passes which, in the winter, were closed off with snow, causing people to be isolated. So people intermarried and offspring were sometimes retarded. When I arrived, I was told there were 15 mentally retarded adults, but they were all useful and did good manual work. I knew one, named Vincent, very well. He was a janitor of the school. One day I looked out the window and saw Vincent and others getting into a van. I asked my superior where they were going. She said to an institution where the State Health Department would teach them a trade, and to read and write. The families were required to sign papers with a little clause that they could not visit for 6 months. They were told visits would interfere with the program and might cause homesickness.
As time passed, letters started to dribble back saying these people died a natural, merciful death. The villagers were not fooled. We suspected what was happening. Those people left in excellent physical health and all died within 6 months. We called this euthanasia.
The Final Steps - Gun Laws:
Next came gun registration.. People were getting injured by guns. Hitler said that the real way to catch criminals (we still had a few) was by matching serial numbers on guns. Most citizens were law abiding and dutifully marched to the police station to register their firearms. Not long after-wards, the police said that it was best for everyone to turn in their guns. The authorities already knew who had them, so it was futile not to comply voluntarily.
No more freedom of speech. Anyone who said something against the government was taken away. We knew many people who were arrested, not only Jews, but also priests and ministers who spoke up.
Totalitarianism didn't come quickly, it took 5 years from 1938 until 1943, to realize full dictatorship in Austria . Had it happened overnight, my countrymen would have fought to the last breath. Instead, had we had creeping gradualism. Now, our only weapons were broom handles. The whole idea sounds almost unbelievable that the state, little by little eroded our freedom.
After World War II, Russian troops occupied Austria . Women were raped, preteen to elderly. The press never wrote about this either. When the Soviets left in 1955, they took everything that they could, dismantling whole factories in the process. They sawed down whole orchards of fruit, and what they couldn't destroy, they burned. We called it The Burned Earth. Most of the population barricaded themselves in their houses. Women hid in their cellars for 6 weeks as the troops mobilized. Those who couldn't, paid the price. There is a monument in Vienna today, dedicated to those women who were massacred by the Russians. This is an eye witness account.
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